"Why take pride in cooking, when they..." - Quote by Erma Bombeck
Why take pride in cooking, when they don't take pride in eating?
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“Laughter rises out of tragedy when you need it the most, and rewards you for your courage.”
“Some emotions don't make a lot of noise. It's hard to hear pride. Caring is real faint - like a heartbeat. And pure love - why, some days it's so quiet, you don't even know it's there.”
“You hear a lot of dialogue on the death of the American family. Families aren't dying. They're merging into big conglomerates.”
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“Bad food is made without pride, by cooks who have no pride, and no love. Bad food is made by chefs who are indifferent, or who are trying to be everything to everybody, who are trying to please everyone. Bad food is fake food, food that shows fear and lack of confidence in people's ability to discern or to make decisions about their lives.”
“I loved my mother very much, but she was not a good cook. Most turkeys taste better the day after; my mother's tasted better the day before. In our house Thanksgiving was a time for sorrow.”
“My wife has to be the worst cook. I've got the only dog who begs for alka-seltzer.”
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“I can't wait to get off the stage, because I've got some LifeSavers in my pocket and pineapple is next!”
“Never eat at a place called 'Moms', but if the only other place in town has a sign that says 'Eats', go back to Moms.”
“The roots of creativity of cooking are hungry people trying to figure out how to take something that's not particularly fresh or tender and transform it into it something delicious that everyone will love.”